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Wk 3 · 2026

Miami (OH) RedHawks at Cincinnati Bearcats — Sat, Sep 19

Sat, Sep 19 · TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OH · ESPN+

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 19 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
MAC · no games yet
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Ratings differential CIN by 5.1
Big 12 · no games yet

What is at stake

Battle for the Victory Bell. The oldest rivalry west of the Alleghenies, first played in 1888 — and this one is the last game currently scheduled between them, moved to FC Cincinnati's soccer stadium for the finale. They play for the Victory Bell. A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Miami OH: -2.7#83
Efficiency margin
Cincinnati: -0.0#66
Miami OH: 23.5
Offense (pts/100)
Cincinnati: 27.0
Miami OH: 26.2
Defense (pts/100)
Cincinnati: 27.1
Miami OH: 65.5
Pace (plays/g)
Cincinnati: 65.5
Miami OH: no data
Yards / play
Cincinnati: no data
Miami OH: no data
Yards / play allowed
Cincinnati: no data
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Miami OH: no data
Points / game
Cincinnati: no data
Miami OH: no data
Points allowed
Cincinnati: no data
Miami OH: no data
Yards / game
Cincinnati: no data
Miami OH: no data
Yards allowed
Cincinnati: no data
Miami OH: no data
Pass yds allowed
Cincinnati: no data
Miami OH: no data
Rush yds allowed
Cincinnati: no data
Miami OH: no data
Turnovers / game
Cincinnati: no data
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Miami OH form

No completed games on record.

Cincinnati form

No completed games on record.

Miami OH this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Cincinnati this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Cincinnati leads 17–1 · Cincinnati won the last one
18 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 19.2 points toward Cincinnati
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20242024-09-14Cincinnati 2716 Miami OHat M-OHCincinnati
20232023-09-16Miami OH 3124 Cincinnatiat CINMiami OH
20222022-09-17Cincinnati 3817 Miami OHneutralCincinnati
20212021-09-04Miami OH 1449 Cincinnatiat CINCincinnati
20192019-09-14Miami OH 1335 Cincinnatiat CINCincinnati
20182018-09-08Cincinnati 210 Miami OHat M-OHCincinnati
20172017-09-16Cincinnati 2117 Miami OHat M-OHCincinnati
20162016-09-24Miami OH 2027 Cincinnatiat CINCincinnati
20152015-09-19Cincinnati 3733 Miami OHat M-OHCincinnati
20142014-09-20Miami OH 2431 Cincinnatiat CINCincinnati
20132013-09-21Cincinnati 140 Miami OHat M-OHCincinnati
20122012-10-06Miami OH 1452 Cincinnatiat CINCincinnati
20112011-10-01Cincinnati 270 Miami OHat M-OHCincinnati
20102010-10-09Miami OH 345 Cincinnatiat CINCincinnati
20092009-10-03Cincinnati 3713 Miami OHat M-OHCincinnati
20082008-09-20Miami OH 2045 Cincinnatiat CINCincinnati
20072007-09-15Cincinnati 4710 Miami OHat M-OHCincinnati
20062006-09-30Miami OH 1024 Cincinnatiat CINCincinnati

Miami OH leaders 2025 regular season

PassingDequan Finn QB #1106/181, 1451 YDS, 9 TD, 6 INT
Henry Hesson QB #1239/98, 596 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT
RushingJordan Brunson RB #6155 CAR, 724 YDS, 4 TD
Dequan Finn QB #189 CAR, 395 YDS, 4 TD
Kenny Tracy RB #949 CAR, 272 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingKam Perry WR #742 REC, 966 YDS, 6 TD
Cole Weaver WR #1143 REC, 599 YDS, 1 TD
Keith Reynolds WR #035 REC, 348 YDS, 1 TD
Deion Colzie WR #410 REC, 167 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesEli Blakey S #1105
Jackson Kuwatch LB #33101
Corban Hondru LB #1283
SacksAdam Trick LB #208.5
Jackson Kuwatch LB #335
Bai Jobe DL #224
InterceptionsCorban Hondru LB #123
Eli Coppess LB #263
Silas Walters S #293

Cincinnati leaders 2025 regular season

PassingBrendan Sorsby QB #2207/336, 2800 YDS, 27 TD, 5 INT
Brady Lichtenberg QB #164/6, 56 YDS, 1 TD
RushingTawee Walker RB #3120 CAR, 709 YDS, 4 TD
Brendan Sorsby QB #2100 CAR, 580 YDS, 9 TD
Evan Pryor RB #2176 CAR, 522 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingCyrus Allen WR #449 REC, 665 YDS, 12 TD
Caleb Goodie WR #229 REC, 484 YDS, 2 TD
Jeff Caldwell WR #932 REC, 478 YDS, 6 TD
Joe Royer TE #1129 REC, 416 YDS, 4 TD
Defense
TacklesJake Golday LB #11104
Trevon Gola-Callard S #671
Christian Harrison DB #166
SacksJalen Hunt DL #903.5
Jake Golday LB #113.5
Mikah Coleman DL #142
InterceptionsMatthew McDoom CB #01
Christian Harrison DB #11
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.